Napoleon's older brother, he signed the Treaties of Lunéville, Amiens and the Concordat. He was appointed by his brother King of Naples (1806-1808) then King of Spain (1808-1813). After the restoration he lived abroad.
Third brother of Napoleon, he was his aide-de-camp in Italy and Egypt. Married against his will to Hortense de Beauharnais, he became King of Holland in 1806. He abdicated in 1810, because he was in conflict with his brother. Louis is the father of Napoleon III.
Deputy to the Convention (Mountain), sent on a mission to Lyon, he repressed anti-republican revolts and ensured the dechristianization of the region. Fouché is one of the main ministers with Talleyrand of the Consulate and the Empire. A schemer without scruples, he was until his disgrace in 1809, t
Employed in the kings stables, he became a sergeant in the National Guard. Commanding the army of Moselle in 1793, he pushed back the Austrians and the Prussians. Imprisoned as a suspect following a denunciation by Pichegru, he was released after 9 Thermidor. From 1794 to 1796, he pacified the Vendé
Vicar at Chartres, he owes his fame to his pamphlet written at the beginning of the Revolution summarizing the aspirations of the Third State (“What is the Third Estate? Everything!...”). He becomes deputy to the States-General. Co-editor of the Tennis Court oath, co-founder of the Jacobins club (wh